# Joe the Plumber Jumps Shark

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-jumps-shark/468271>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 16, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-jumps-shark/468271 "2008-10-16T21:18:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-jumps-shark/468271/121 "2008-11-07T14:17:05Z")

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> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#):
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> AAAARRRGH! My eyes! Not one, but FOUR lines of scrolling text on the homepage alone?
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> Say it ain’t so, Joe.

Yeah you don’t see that marquee scrolling text much anymore. The only thing he’s missing is the dancing baby and “[geocities.com](http://geocities.com)” in the URL.

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**Author:** ![accidentalyuppie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@accidentalyuppie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/accidentalyuppie)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-jumps-shark/468271/122 "2008-11-07T14:26:26Z")

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> [@cricetus](#):
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> He told McCain he would show up to the rally sometime between 8 am and Noon.

And he got there at 1:30 but he forgot to bring the right tools, so he left and said he would come back later but he never did.

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